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1. Please select the partition and the drive to be formatted DriveStation Disk Formatter Format Press the Format button to begin a regular format on the DriveStation There are some options to select depending on how the DriveStation is to be formatted Empty segment File System Volume Label File System FAT12 FAT16 FAT32 are the available options It is fm eg recommended to select FAT32 unless there is a specific reason to format Se using another choice Volume Label The volume label is simply the name of the hard drive on your system This name will show up in My Computer and in Explorer Select an appropriate name for the hard disk It can also be left blank if desired Size The size allows you to specify how much of the DriveStation to format Select a number in megabytes to format The DriveStation can be split into multiple different drive letters by choosing multiple blocks or sections If one large DriveStation disk is desired then set the number to the maximum Bad Cluster Check The bad cluster check option initiates a hard drive cluster check during the format process This check scans the disk for bad ee a Drive USB HS WDC WD1600BB 00F clusters and fixes them if possible It is an automated process that adds some scans2. depending on the DriveStation size You will receive multiple warning dialogs before you are allowed to begin the physical format NOTE The status dialog box for the physical format is simply a timer It counts the amount of time that has past during the format Each time the bars reach the end it adds one minute It is in no way a progress meter Unfortunately there is no way to tell how long the physical format will take It takes roughly 30 minutes per 80GB Delete Partition Press the Delete Partition button to simply delete the selected partition You will receive a warning dialog box before the partition is deleted Once deleted the Format option becomes available Physical Format ri HDD DC WD16008B 00 artition The partition will be deleted therefore all the data of the deleted partition will be lost Delete Partition Refresh Quit Physical formatting Presently peforming a physical format While formatting please do not unplug the PC s power supply Also while formatting by no means access the drive 1 minute Physical Format Partition Empty segment 152617MB Empty segmen t 15261 7MB File System Volume Label FAT32 Ey f Format Option C Bad Cluster Check Size 512 152617MB 152617 E piaia Forai acelin BOY
3. BUFFALO Format Utility ACCESS The Format Utility is a simple utility that allows a user to format the DriveStation for use in a Windows System Reformatting the drive erases all of the information on the drive Only reformat the drive if absolutely necessary www buffalotech com v2 3 DriveStation Utility Installation x Run the Format Utility by running the EasySetup Wizard BUFFALO Drive Station from the DriveNavigator CD This is done by inserting the DriveNavigator CD into a Windows System DriveStation Setup Wizard Gp m mec AutoBackup Ga Install SecureLockWare Ga Disk Formatter Ga Click on the Disk Formatter button to launch the utility If the Disk Formatter button is not available from the main setup page then it will be located under the DriveStation Utilities section View Documentation NOTE The Disk Format Utility is run directly off of the CD Exit GD ROM It is not installed to your computer DriveStation Disk Formatter Disk Formatter Utility The Disk Formatter Utility main dialog A box contains information regarding your system s drives and partitions 8 x rsm woso EN se aaa When launched the program displays your system drive giving you the Panton ability t
4. ei aon time to the format process pee are Cluster Check Do not perform Press the Format button when you are ready to format the drive A dialog box will appear confirming your settings Press the Yes button to start the ve format DriveStation Disk Formatter The format process will prompt you with a dialog when it has ee E completed Press the OK button When it has finished the partition pe leila Partition F FAT32 152617MB will be created and shown in color Please repeat the process for any additional formatting that may be required on DriveStation Press the Quit button to exit the utility a a Format Option im Sani rete GD ppal Furst fecelidiny cl wm N o The partition will be deleted therefore all the data of the deleted partition will be lost Delete Partition Refresh Quit
5. o alter some of the partition information on your main drive ee File System Volume Label ai Format Option WARNING Please use extreme caution when using the Disk size ee E Formatter Utility When launched it shows all hard drives on the PC o including the main boot drive the one that contains the partition C pe ee ee Do not modify the main boot drive Only use this utility to modify the external hard drive with the name USB HS e Quit Select the USB HS drive from the pull down menu This is your ap DriveStation Itis not recommended that the Disk Formatter Utility be fon raserna wanara E Postea Funai run on any disks except the DriveStation lt a DISK FORMATTER ix Selected Drive USB HALO I1D 0 LUN O Once the proper disk has been selected place the cursor over the l E Jea purple partition and click If more then one color is there then more Partition then one partition exists In this case click on the partition you want to mod ify File System Volume Label m eean piyaa Fuga fe lt eliding FID Refresh Quit DriveStation Disk Formatter Once the partition has been clicked the appropriate options will appear Physical Format Press the Physical Format button to begin a physical format This process does a low level format cleaning the disk completely This process is not recommended unless serious disk errors are occurring The process can take up 4 hours to complete
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